torsdag den 30. juni 2016

When the
sweet Katarina from Edgy Polish asked me if I would like to try some Vivid Lacquer plates, I instantly said YES, because I already had been eyeballing
some of them in her shop ;)

The plate size is 7 x 8 cm, and the patterns are 2 x 2 cm, some bigger and some smaller as you can see in the photos below.They are pleasant to touch, and this is what the back looks like, cute, isn't it:

The stamper I used is my test winner (see test HERE) UberChic XL clear stamper - also available from Edgy Polish.

For the
test of plate VL 033 my base is Morgan Taylor Berry Perfection. I stamped with
El Corazon st-02 white, and I added a dot of yellow as the center of one of the
flowers.

I also have plate VL 009, so I thought I would show it to you.
But it is sold out in Katarina's shop at the moment; I will on a later occasion show you stamping nail art using that plate...

My conclusion:Etching: They are just a little on the shallow side - but still easy to use if you have just a little experience.
The only pattern that I have problems with is the tiny daisy on VL 033 (lower right corner), I could not get a decent pick up of it, I tried several times and also different stampers. But it's probably just because I'm still a stamping newbie ;)Patterns: I like the patterns, and I love that some patterns and themes vary in image and size on certain plates, like for instance the dandelions and soap bubbles, so that there are patterns for all nail sizes...

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Bear Pawlish Roseanna Danna is gorgeous red glitter fest. It is
a “Christmas” red jam packed with red holo glitters – awesome. I was pleasantly
surprised to see that two coats are enough, so that is what you see + a coat of
Seche Vite.

Treat Yourself

ARGHHHH
I hate it when the flash turns flakies or glitter black – in this case the red
holo glitters looks black, sorry about that – they ARE red and it’s a beautiful
polish!!

Bear Pawlish Treat Yourself is a pink magenta holo with holo
micro glitters in red/pink – it’s really girly and sweet! Again I was
pleasantly surprised to see that two coats are enough, so that is what you see
+ a coat of Seche Vite.

onsdag den 29. juni 2016

Masura Cat’s Eye 904-109 is from the Precious Stones
magnetic collection. It is a gorgeous green and after having held the super
strong Masura magnet over it in 1-2 seconds it comes alive and flashes like
liquid metal – so fascinating. For these photos I regret I didn’t use the black
or with Masura base polish for it, because it clings hard to the nail and shows
all the imperfections. But in person I actually didn’t really notice it, at
least not this bad. You see it in two coats with a coat of Seche Vite.

I'm fascinated by the strong effect created by the new strong magnets...1.500+ indie polishes and 100+ indie brands: Indies & swatches.

Shown over eggplant purple: Darling Diva Ringer is from 2012, and it’s very like Max Factor
Fantasy Fire, that I also haven’t shown yet. I am showing it in one coat over
MAC Dark Angel + a coat of Seche Vite. Unfortunately,
I wasn’t able to capture the gorgeous shift in purple, olive green and more…

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Note to myself: It’s OK, even if I managed to break the
pattern on my middle finger, I didn’t feel I pressed too hard, but I must have.
At the moment I really feel like nothing I do in the stamping department is
good enough or even close to wow :(